Carrick-On-Suir Maplet (3*) Off-Roaders Only! Sent in by Tom Maxwell (23/01/2006)
'In County Kilkenny, just outside Carrick-On-Suir. Coming from Piltown along the N24 turn right as the road dips into the valley, take the left road, which leads up to the river; circa 700m off the N24.
The bottom is loose rocks and is typically 0.5m deep. It is 10m accross and suitable for off-roaders only.'
Coney Island Tidal Crossing Maplet (4*) Tidal Sent in by Nicholas Woollett (04/03/2005)
'It is quite long with a hard surface marked out by substantial markers and we drove about halfway along before turning back. It is a lovely part of the world and the New York Coney Island is named after this Coney Island. The causeway is used a lot by locals wanting a day by the sea but beware there are no tide tables exhibited.
After our semi crossing we could see the estuary and the marker posts and it seemed that the causeway was covered with water when we had been along it only 5 minutes earlier so BEWARE.'
Omey Tidal Crossing Maplet (4*) Tidal Sent in by John Brown
When they want to go to the shops, the inhabitants of Omey Island,
in the far west of Connemara, drop down to the beach at low tide
(Image 1) to take a road across the sands marked out by a series of
what are normally Irish one-way street signs (Image 2). There are
two landing places at the mainland end, the marked out route being
to come up the concrete ramp at Claddaghduff Quay (Image 3). For a
short cut towards the nearest town of Clifden, those in the know can
veer off right and come ashore at Loughawee (Image 4). See the
attached maplet, which marks both landing places at the mainland
end. Note the typical West or Ireland weather.
